The Black Prism by Brent Weeks nudged out last month’s winner, China Miéville’s Kraken, for first place in the hardcover list. The new runner-up was Waking the Witch by Kelley Armstrong (Dutton) and 56 titles were nominated, up from last month’s 48.

Terry Pratchett’s Unseen Academicals jumped to first place in paperbacks from last month’s ninth, just nosing out perennial favorite Charlaine Harris with her new Sookie Stackhouse paperback Dead and Gone. The new runner-up was Kat Richardson’s Vanished (Roc), out of 75 nominated titles, just up from 73 last month.

Paolo Bacigalupi’s The Windup Girl dominated the competition in trade paperbacks for the fourth month in a row; the new runner-up was Under the Dome by Stephen King (Gallery), with 53 titles nominated, up quite a bit from last month’s 43.

Star Wars: The Old Republic: Fatal Alliance by Sean Williams took first place in the media-related titles, and the new runner-up was Star Wars: Fate of the Jedi: Outcast by Aaron Allston (Del Rey). Eighteen titles were nominated, same as last month.

Warhammer 40,000: The Horus Heresy: Nemesis by James Swallow debuted at number one in the gaming-related titles by a huge margin, and the new runner-up was DragonLance: Dragons of the Hourglass Mage by Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman (Wizards of the Coast). There were 20 nominated titles, down from last month’s 25.